Practical, authoritative, and up-to-date,Speroff & Darney’s Clinical Guide to Contraception, 6th Edition, provides
concise coverage of all of today’s available contraceptive options. Under the leadership of new editors Jeffrey T.
Jensen, MD, MPH, and Mitchell Creinin, MD, this well-regarded clinical reference remains a thorough, evidence-based,
and readable resource for OB/GYNs, family planning specialists, primary care providers, and other healthcare providers.
- Provides the essential information needed to choose the best contraceptive method for each patient's age and medical, s
social, and personal characteristics.
- Covers each contraceptive method in a single chapter that includes history of the contraceptive, method of action, p
pharmacology (when applicable), contraindications, and use.
- Features revised, expanded, and reorganized content to reflect the most current knowledge and use of today’s cont
contraceptive drugs and devices, their effectiveness, and limitations.
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Preface
1. Contraception, Population, and the Environment
2. Reproduction and Hormonal Contraception
3. Interpreting Evidence and Creating Clinical Guidance on Contraception
4. Permanent Contraception
5. Implantable Contraception
6. Intrauterine Contraception
7. Combined Hormonal Contraception
8. Injectable Contraception
9. Shorter-Acting Progestin-Only Contraception
10. Barrier Methods of Contraception
11. Behavioral Methods of Contraception
12. Emergency Contraception
13. The History of ContraceptionLeon Speroff, MD and Philip D. Darney, MD, MSc